Johnny Hodges

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Johnny Hodges was a renowned American alto saxophonist best known for his long tenure as a featured soloist in the Duke Ellington Orchestra, where his lyrical, blues-inflected style became a defining sound of the band.

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Johnny Hodges canonical 46
Johnny Hodges ("Jeep") 1

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instanceOf alto saxophonist
human
jazz musician
associatedAct Ben Webster
Billy Strayhorn
Cootie Williams
Duke Ellington
birthName Cornelius Hodges
burialPlace Long Island National Cemetery
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1907-07-25
dateOfDeath 1970-05-11
ethnicity African American
familyName Hodges
genre big band
jazz
swing music
givenName Cornelius
influenced Benny Carter
Cannonball Adderley
Charlie Parker
influencedBy Benny Carter
Sidney Bechet
instrument alto saxophone
soprano saxophone
memberOf Duke Ellington Orchestra
name Johnny Hodges
notableAlbum “Back to Back”
“Side by Side”
“The Blues”
notableFor blues-inflected phrasing
lyrical alto saxophone style
notableWork “I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)”
“Jeep’s Blues”
“Passion Flower”
“Prelude to a Kiss”
linked to: Prelude to a Kiss
occupation bandleader
composer
musician
placeOfBirth Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
position featured soloist in the Duke Ellington Orchestra
recordLabel Columbia Records
Impulse! Records
Norgran Records
RCA Victor
Verve Records
styleCharacteristic expressive vibrato
smooth legato phrasing
wide use of portamento
workedWith Duke Ellington
yearsActive 1920s–1970

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Riverside Records recordedArtist Johnny Hodges
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Barney Bigard associatedAct Johnny Hodges
"What Am I Here For?" hasNotablePerformer Johnny Hodges
subject linked to: What Am I Here For?
I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So hasNotableRecordingBy Johnny Hodges
subject linked to: I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So
Come Sunday notableRecordingBy Johnny Hodges
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Cornelius Hodges birthNameOf Johnny Hodges
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"I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)" recordingArtist Johnny Hodges
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Rex Stewart collaboratedWith Johnny Hodges
I'm Beginning to See the Light composer Johnny Hodges
In a Mellow Tone notableRecordingBy Johnny Hodges
Cootie Williams associatedAct Johnny Hodges
subject linked to: Cootie
Confessin' hasNotableRecordingBy Johnny Hodges
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I Can’t Get Started hasNotablePerformer Johnny Hodges
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